I recently had to deal with an insurance company after one of my client sites was broken into and two PCs were stolen (cops spent 2/3 of a day there and couldn't figure out how they got in, I got there and figured it out in under 5 minutes - had them call the cop back so I could show him lol.. sometimes being an ex-bad guy has its benefits lol). Anyway, the client submitted my cost for rebuilding the two systems and restoring the data to the insurance co for reimbursement. A few days later I got a call from the insurance company asking why it took longer than average to get things back up and running, (but as soon as I mentioned it was an NT network they gave in lol) Apparently their idea of "getting back up and running" is to take a new system out of the box, click a few buttons and then install programs and restore from backup...period... I told them I *refuse* to put an out-of-the-box system on the network and typically spend at least 2-3 hours locking it down for security reasons... at first they didn't want to pay for that but eventually gave in and reimbursed my entire bill

OUUUUUCHHH!!!!!! What are the chances of that guy having his data [looks like terabytes of it] backed up offsite!!?

Depends on the size of the company in my experience - if it's a larger company, chances are pretty good. However, less than half of the smaller companies I've run across (i.e. < 100 employees) utilize proper offsite backups.

OUUUUUCHHH!!!!!! What are the chances of that guy having his data [looks like terabytes of it] backed up offsite!!?

Depends on the size of the company in my experience - if it's a larger company, chances are pretty good. However, less than half of the smaller companies I've run across (i.e. < 100 employees) utilize proper offsite backups.

Also depends on the laws too. Even a small bank has to keep the data for a very very long time.